The California City Ravens will head out on the road to face off against the Desert Scorpions at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. California City's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for 14 straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
California City will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Rosamond, who they had gone 1-7-1 against in their nine prior meetings. California City's defense stepped up to hand Rosamond a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Ravens as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.
California City was without their leading scorer, Jamia Mcclain, in Thursday's game. With Mcclain sidelined, Kelly Champet got her first action of the season. Champet made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Desert hadn't done well against Frazier Mountain recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Desert won by a goal and slipped past Frazier Mountain 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Scorpions were the better team in the second half.
Desert's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-7. As for California City, their win bumped their record up to 4-11-2.
Everything went California City's way against Desert in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as California City made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for California City since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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